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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 5-1-1998 The BG News May 1, 1998 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News May 1, 1998" (1998). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6336. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6336 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Story Idea? /^ TRACK-8 NATION* 7 TODAY If you have a news tip or have an idea for a story, call us between noon and 7 p.m m m Men's track team travels to Toledo A scenic California highway re- High: 69 372-6966 ^^^^f and Columbus this weekend opens after El Nino clean-up Low: 51 • • • • * FRIDAY May 1,1998 • * * Volume 84, Issue 145 Bowling Green, Ohio News • • * • * "An independent student voice serving Bowling Green since 1920" Proposal calls for fee increase Juggling work, class The Forking and Traffic According to Marilyn Wentland, passed, then the additional fees will chair of the Parking Committee who be added starting in the fall. pays off for student department wants to supports the department's budget "What we have to keep in mind is After years of hard increase their budget by proposal, said the shuttle service that this Is just a proposal and Campus Isn't just used by students. She work, Jae Margetson adding money to stu- expand the shuttle and parking ser- nothing is set in stone." Enriquez vices, according to Stacie Enriquez said many others utilize the bus said. "(If the bill isn't passed) these has successfully dents' general fees. of Parking and Traffic. She said If service also. changes won't be done by fall but accomplished her "It's not Just students. We have By SARAH BEDNARSKI the committee passes the proposal rather phased in." additional buses and shelters will many prospective students and goal to work in The BG News their parents ride the shuttle," she Currently, to maintain the be added, doors will be constructed shuttle service, all funds come from sports. on shelters and emergency phones said. the parking and traffic budget. By PAULA MOTOLIK The University's Parking and will be added in the shelters. Wentland said the proposal also Enriquez said. The department is The BG News Traffic department has proposed a is asking for a shuttle to run to var- budget increase for the 1998-1999 Enriquez said the reason $13 asking for additional funding would be added in the fall is ious sites off campus. She said they While maintaining a 40 hour school year. are unsure of where the bus will because they would like to use their per week Job, attending class because of the initial start up cost existing budget money towards As part of the proposal, the of the project. However, the amount run because they want to work with and being involved in a number department is asking that an addl- of this figure may be lowered USG and other student organiza- improvement of the parking areas. of campus activities, one Uni- Uonal fee be added to students gen- because faculty and administrative tions to identify which locations are Enriquez said. versity student has managed to eral fees. If passed by the Universi- best. She said the reason the depart- conquer her dream to work in and classified staffs will contribute MargeUon ty's budget committee students will to the funding. Both Enriquez and Wentland ment is proposing the money is to sports. nave to pay an extra $13 in the fall said what they are asking for is Just address the changing needs of stu- Jae Margetson, a senior taining classes and a spot on "It's not only students who ride the Dean's List. and $6 each semester after that. the bus. but faculty members also," a proposal and it is still uncertain dents and staff and reduce the bud- sport management major, will With this additional money, get contribution of parking and traf- be embarking on an internship Her efforts have not gone she said. whether it will pass the University's unnoticed. She was recognized parking and traffic will be able to budget committee. They said if it's fic. at the Detroit Pistons on May 18. by the sport management Although this may not seem department as Sport Manage- significant to many people, for ment Alliance Senior of the Year Looking for love? Margetson. It is one step closer and as the recipient of the Out- to achieving a dream that has standing Senior Award in Sport taken her years to accomplish. Management. At 33 years of age. Marget- In order to reach her lifetime son is the co-chair of the Sport goal of being the Director of Management Alliance, where Community Relations for the she is responsible for the begin- NBA, Margetson has had to ning of the year schedule, and leave her native island of Saint planning activities, and also Thomas, and wait for many serves as a liaison from the years before flnding out about advisor to the executive board. the field of sport management. She is also the student Firm 'I've always had a love for President for the Public Rela- sports, but I never thought tions Student Society of Ameri- there was a field for it." Marget- ca (PRSSA), in which she is son said. responsible for finding public After high school, she went relations clients. to college to major in medical "She has a real passion for technology, because she had Journalism and sport manage- worked in a lab for years as a ment, and her passion shows in phlebotomist. a person who her course work, and in her draws blood. Knowing that was- leadership position within n't what she really wanted to PRSSA." Terri Rentner. assis- do. she dropped out of school. tant professor of journalism It took her six years to find and PRSSA advisor, said. what she wanted in life and dis- In her spare time, Margetson cover the field of sport manage- volunteers for a variety of orga- ment. nizations such as the Special She began looking into the Olympics. field about four years ago while "It is really great fun to meet living in Maryland, and found the athletes, and it helps to seven colleges which offered the appreciate what you have." she field. Of the five she was accept- said. ed to, Bowling Green was one of BG New» photo by Tina Bell Until two weeks ago. Marget- them. Based on her desire to son was also working in a 40 A student makes use of the Free Speach Zone to show his affection for nature in front of the University Union on Thursday. hour per week Job. while main- • See STUDENT, page five. Berkeley alum gives $ Facility rental fees come under fire in USG meeting for free speech cafe The Undergraduate Stu- requires additional staff." Levin Student "We do not charge any said. "Such events in the past have dent Government dis- included the BIG Playground held The cafe will feature Savio. who died of a heart Government student organization in February, some of the swim attack in 1996. led nine months of cusses rental fees for fc to use any of the meets and the after-hours pool rotating exibits of the protests that began in 1964. !n the 1997-98 school year, a on-campus organiza- total of $4-8 million was given to facilities at the SRC rentals." Free Speech Movement. The cafe, featuring rotating Brian Hutchinson, facilities exhibits of Free Speech Movement tions and the AMAC at InTercollegiate Athletics by Student The Associated Press Activity Fees for grants and schol- unless it is out of graduate assistant at the Perry materials, will be built with $1.6 their meeting Monday. Field House, also said they have million of the gift as part of the arships for athletes, as well as any regular building hours BERKELEY. Calif. — A Unlversi By WENDY SUTO other aids and non-grants Intercol- never charged any University stu- ty of California alumnus who wit- Moffitt Undergraduate Library. or it requires The BG News legiate Athletics needed. Out of the dent organization to use their facil- nessed the 1960s free speech "It sounds like a wonderful total general fee allocations for the additional staff," ity for various events and pro- protests has given the Berkeley place to plot righteous rebellions." Student organizations may not said Nadav Savio, son of the 97-98 year. Intercollegiate Athlet- Scott Levin grams. He also mentioned that campus $3.5 million to honor the have to pay an extra fee whenever ics received 41 percent, or about $85 comes out of each stu- movement, including building a protest leader. Director of the Student Recre- their group uses certain facilities $4,851,155. the highest percent- dent's general fees In order to oper- cafe with a free speech theme. Another $1.4 million will go on campus for events. The Under- ational Center toward purchasing books in the age of any other service, organiza- ate the recreational sports facilities The university that expelled the graduate Student Government tion or facility charges. on campus. late Mario Savio, who leaped atop a name of the Mario Savio/Free son Arena of $40 per hour, but unanimously voiced approval of "When Intercollegiate Athletics The University Union, while it patrol car to rally fellow students, Speech Movement Endowment.